'Night of the Iguana' actors discuss their characters

4:25 PM,
Jan. 29, 2013

Phillip Jordan Brooks stars as the ex-reverend Lawrence Shannon in "Night of the Iguana." Special to Voices

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Derick Jones
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Filled with drama, comedy and sensuality, Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana" is being presented by River City Repertory at East Bank Theatre.

"Tennessee Williams just drips with emotional depth. He loves the grit of life and poetry of life, and anytime you watch a Tennessee Williams play you get all of that," said Susan Kirton, who portrays the role of Maxine. Her character is the owner of The Costa Verde, a hotel in the mountains of Mexico. As she put it, the hotel has seen better days.

"It's comfortable but there's nothing fancy about it," Kirton said. "You have to like to rough it a little ...